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Matcha Coconut Chia Pudding

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Not only is this a super duper easy breakfast treat or snack that tastes amazing, it’s also packed with some major health benefits which is a double bonus. So lets talk matcha…have you ever heard of catechin?  Don’t worry, you’re not alone, neither had we until we started researching the benefits of matcha.  Catechins are the most potent and beneficial of all of the antioxidants.   In addition to the antioxidant properties, also add the fact that matcha green tea increases metabolism to help the body burn fat about four times faster.  Boo yeah! There are a ton of other benefits of matcha as well but I think we’ve bragged enough about this powerhouse ingredient.

Moving on to chia seeds which are a major source of omega-3 fatty acids, rich in fiber, iron and calcium. Oh, and chia seeds are a natural antioxidant as well.  So mix these two superpower ingredients with a little unsweetened coconut flakes, almond milk, honey and a splash of vanilla and you have one heck of an amazing breakfast.  Not to mention that it’s super tasty and it won’t leave you hungry.  Hopefully we have convinced you to give this matcha coconut chia pudding a try, it’s sure to impress!

 

Matcha Coconut Chia Pudding
 
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Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • 1 C almond milk
  • 1½ Tbsp Matcha Latte Powder
  • 1 Tbsp honey
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 Tbsp unsweetened coconut flakes
  • ¼ C chia seeds
Instructions
  1. In a medium bowl add almond milk and matcha powder and stir until combined. Add remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly. Pour into 2 small mason jars or tupperware with lids. Store in thr fridge for 8 hours until set.
  2. Serve with additional coconut flakes, fresh fruit or a drizzle of honey.

No Bake Coconut Macaroons

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Coconut macaroons have always been one of my absolute favorite treats.  Growing up we used to go to Mexico every year as a family…grandparents included!  Some of my very best memories from those trips was the time spent playing cards with my Grandpa and walking to the market with my Mom and Nana to pick up coconut macaroons, which were made fresh daily.  While I don’t think we could ever really recreate the taste of those macaroons, we have come up with our own “healthy” version of coconut macaroons. Aside from being made with healthy ingredients, the best part is that they are no bake and take all of 10  minutes to put together. Big bonus points for that, right??

The secret ingredient in our macaroons is one of our favorite ingredients, coconut manna. Coconut manna is simply pureed coconut, that’s it…not other additives.  The flavor is rich and velvety and slightly sweet, just like eating a coconut.

In a saucepan you want to add the coconut manna, a little bit of coconut oil, almond milk and pure maple syrup.  Allow those ingredients to melt down and simmer.  Once you’ve reached a simmer remove from heat and add vanilla extract, unsweetened coconut flakes, rolled oats and salt.  Mix everything together with a spatula until combined.

Line a baking sheet with wax paper and use a cookie scooper to spoon out even sized macaroons. Melt chocolate and 1 tsp coconut oil in the microwave.  Mix together and drizzle over the top of the macaroons.

 

Place in the freezer for about 10 minutes until set, pull them out of the freezer and you are in macaroon heaven!! Store macaroons in an airtight container in the fridge.  There you go, coconut macaroons with a healthy spin!!

 

No Bake Coconut Macaroons
 
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Serves: 10
Ingredients
  • 2 Tbsp almond milk
  • 2 Tbsp coconut oil + 1 tsp for chocolate
  • ¼ C pure maple syrup
  • ⅓ C coconut manna (coconut butter)
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • ½ C unsweetened coconut flakes
  • 1 C rolled oats
  • ¼ C dark chocolate chunks
Instructions
  1. Heat a saucepan over medium heat. Add almond milk, coconut oil, maple syrup, and coconut manna and bring to a low simmer. Remove from heat and add vanilla, salt, coconut and oats and stir to combine.
  2. Line a cookie sheet with wax paper. Use a cookie scooper to scoop out batter onto cookie sheet. Melt chocolate and 1 tsp coconut oil in the microwave until melted. Drizzle the chocolate over the top of the macaroons. Freeze for 10-15 minutes to set before serving. Store in an airtight container in the fridge.

Guiltless Shamrock Shake

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The shamrock shake is something we look forward to every year around St. Patty’s day.  The only problem is they are not exactly healthy.  We decided to come up with our own version with all of the fresh minty taste but without the mint chocolate chip ice cream.  Believe it or not you won’t miss the ice cream when you taste our “healthy” version.

Packed with frozen bananas, spinach, greek yogurt, fresh mint and some other key ingredients you will be making this shake again and again.  It’s also kid approved, as you can see Blaise was loving his shake!

If you’re looking to cut the fat and calories this St. Patty’s day but still want to indulge in the quintessential Shamrock Shake, look no further.  We guarantee you will love this shake just as much as Blaise does!


Guiltless Shamrock Shake
 
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Serves: 1
Ingredients
  • 1 frozen banana (approx 1 C, sliced)
  • 1 C spinach, packed
  • approx 12 fresh mint leaves
  • ¼ C 0% Greek yogurt
  • ½ C almond milk - or milk of choice
  • ¼ tsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ tsp peppermint extract
  • 1 Tbsp agave nectar
  • tiny pinch kosher salt
  • 1 Tbsp shaved chocolate to top (can also use mini chocolate chips or cacao nibs)
Instructions
  1. Add all ingredients except shaved chocolate in a blender. Blend on high speed until smooth. Pour into a cup and top with shaved chocolate, serve immediately.

Lemon Blueberry Overnight Oats

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Did you tune in to 3TV Your Life A to Z today to see Courtney whip up these lemon blueberry overnight oats? Overnight oats are the perfect solution to hectic mornings with no time to make breakfast.  Spend 5 minutes the night before and you will have a hearty, filling and super YUM breakfast to chow down on before heading out the door to conquer the day.

Overnight oats are one of our favorite things to make because we can experiment with so many different flavor combinations. Search overnight oats to check out some of our other combos we love, and we are always adding more. Using the oats to milk ratio you can easily create your own flavors, whatever you like…you can’t screw this recipe up!  Simply dump all of the ingredients into a bowl, mix, cover, refrigerate and eat the next morning.  Easy peasy blueberry lemon squeezy!


Lemon Blueberry Overnight Oats
 
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Serves: 4
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  • 1½ C rolled oats
  • 2¼ C milk almond milk - or milk of choice
  • 1 Tbsp chia seeds
  • 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1½ tsp lemon zest
  • 1½ Tbsp pure maple syrup
  • ½ C fresh blueberries
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl until combined. Cover tightly and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight.
Add more milk the next day if needed to reach desired consistency.

White Chocolate Raspberry Overnight Oats

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White chocolate raspberry overnight oats are another favorite. Once again, we did some flavor experimenting with the overnight oats and we found another total winner!!  Boom! The way that the raspberries and the white chocolate chips compliment each other is perfection.  What is better than a quick, beyond easy peasy, delicious, and oh yea, Good For You, breakfast?  Not much actually! Whoever invented overnight oats is brilliant!  They can be jazzed up in just about any way that you choose and have the added benefit of being very filling.  The chia seeds are packed with fiber, protein, and Omega 3 fatty acids and will keep you feeling fuller longer.  Don’t believe us?  Please give these a try and we’d love to hear what you think!


White Chocolate Raspberry Overnight Oats
 
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Serves: 4
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  • 1½ C rolled oats
  • 2¼ C vanilla almond milk
  • ½ C fresh raspberries + more for serving
  • 1-2 tsp vanilla yogurt chips or white chocolate chips
  • ½ tsp vanilla
  • 1 Tbsp honey + more for serving if desired
  • 1 Tbsp chia seeds
  • pinch of kosher salt
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredient together thoroughly. Cover and place in refrigerator for at least 6 hours or overnight.
Add more milk the next day if needed to reach desired consistency

Pumpkin Pie Smoothie

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We are kicking off our pumpkin craze with this amazing pumpkin smoothie.  Think pumpkin pie in a glass but without the guilt and all of the glory. Everyone looks forward to this time of year when pumpkin mania is in full swing and we are riding that bandwagon too.  I have an extra pep in my step when I go to Starbucks  to find the return of the forever anticipated pumpkin spice latte, it’s like the best day ever.  Or when I go to the grocery store and find that the pumpkin fairy made a visit and sprinkled pumpkin food all over the store. Score!  So why  not a pumpkin smoothie too?  Um duh, why not?

I think I have made this every single day for the last 5 days.  Nope, not sick of it yet but talk to me in November. This is a dairy free, naturally sweetened with dates, lick the inside of the cup and blender type of smoothie.  If you are a pumpkin lovah this smoothie is calling your name!

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Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
 
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Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • 3 medjool dates, pitted
  • ½ C pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
  • ½ C Greek 0% yogurt
  • 1 large frozen banana (1 C)
  • ½ tsp vanilla
  • ⅛ tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • ⅛ tsp ground cinnamon + more for topping
  • 1 C almond milk
  • ½ C crushed ice
Instructions
  1. Add all ingredients to a blender and blend on high until mixed. Pour into glasses and top with additional cinnamon or nutmeg if desired.

Peanut Butter Acai Bowl with Fresh Fruit, Homemade Granola and Honey

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This recipe is for all the Acai bowl lovers out there!! If you don’t know if you are an acai bowl lover, here is your chance to find out! We are pretty sure that you will become one after you try making these. The fun part about making acai bowls is that you can add in a variety of healthy ingredients of your choice and they all taste fantastic! We were feeling a little “nutty” today so we threw in some peanut butter. Terrible joke but we are going with it! Seriously though, we buy these frozen packs of Sambazon Acai berry and guana mix at Costco (they have it in regular grocery stores too) and toss them in the blender with whatever we have on hand. We added a little almond milk along with the peanut butter and topped it with some homemade GTK granola (store bought is great too), fresh blueberries and sliced bananas. This whole process took a whopping 5 minutes and just like that…breakfast is served! Kids are fed and at school. Peace out, time to go walk the dog now.

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Peanut Butter Acai Bowl with Fresh Fruit, Homemade Granola and Honey
 
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Serves: 2
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  • 2 - 3.5 oz single serve packs of Sambazon acai berry + guana mix (can be gound in the frozen section of most grocery stores or Costco)
  • 2 Tbsp natural peanut butter
  • ½ C light almond milk or other nut milk of choice
  • fresh berries and bananas
  • GTK homemade granola (search homemade granola) or store-bought granola
  • honey for drizzling on top
Instructions
  1. In a blender add acai, peanut butter and almond milk. Blend until smooth. Remove from blender and place in bowl. Top with fresh berries, sliced bananas, and granola. Drizzle with honey and serve immediately.
Good Thyme Tip - You can add whatever you like on top. Coconut flakes, slivered almonds or hemp hearts would also be good if you don't have granola on hand.

Meusli

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By now you know our obsession with overnight oats. They are an answered prayer to those of us that want breakfast ready and waiting in the morning but don’t want to actually have to make it! Somehow having breakfast at your finger tips almost calling your name in the morning makes your day that much brighter. Meet overnight oats older sister, her name is Meusli. Meusli is a little more complex and sophisticated but don’t let her fool you, she’s easy just like her sister!!

I first had Meusli on one of the most memorable girls trips ever. I went to this super cool wellness resort outside of Tucson, AZ called Miraval. The resort experience is supposed to teach you how to gain greater self-awareness and experience personal growth. I did sucessfully climb way too high up a pole and shimmy across a tight rope, although I almost peed my pants during the process. I don’t know if I really accomplished any of the personal growth stuff. However, I had a blast with my friends and we ate a lot of awesome food! Isn’t that really the point of a girl’s trip anyways?

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The Meusli, along with the merengue cookies which is a must share as well, stuck with me and I have been making it ever since! It’s basically the same base as overnight oats (rolled oats combined with nut milk or dairy milk soaked overnight) but being the sophisticated older sister, Meusli has the added zip of orange juice and chopped apples. The citrus gives it an unexpected zing, in a good way! Just like Meusli’s little sister, Overnight Oats, you can’t help but fall in love with both of them…they really are great girls!

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Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 1¼ C rolled oats
  • ⅔ C unsweetened cashew milk - or milk of choice
  • ⅔ C 0% greek yogurt
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ⅔ C orange juice
  • 3 Tbsp pure maple syrup
  • 1 apple peeled and chopped into ¼ inch pieces
  • ¼ C unsweetened coconut flakes
  • ½ C raisins
Good Thyme Tip ? - Also great to add sliced almonds, chia seeds, oranges...be creative!
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients thoroughly in a bowl. Cover and chill in refrigerator overnight or for 6 hours before serving.

Coconut Raisin Chia Overnight Oats

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Is there anything better than waking up to breakfast that’s already made? Like literally, you have to do NOTHING aside from getting out a bowl and a spoon and pouring it in. This is the answer for so many of us that just don’t want to deal with breakfast or most other things in the morning. Let’s face it, a lot of us fall into this category! I have 2 words for you. OVERNIGHT OATS. They will take you all of 5 minutes to make the night before and poof, there they are…ready and waiting for you the second you wake up. It’s kinda like magic if you really think about it!

So, overnight oats are incredibly versatile, you can change it up with each batch. This particular recipe is a GTK favorite. If you haven’t tried Coconut Manna yet by Nutiva it’s a must buy. We use this little bit of heaven in our oats, protein balls, smoothies, spread on toast, or like many other things…right off the spoon! Coconut Manna is simply organic whole coconut puree, that’s it, nothing else. The rich coconut flavor makes these coconut raisin chia overnight oats off the hook good!

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Coconut Raisin Chia Overnight Oats
 
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Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 1½ C oats
  • ¼ C Chia seeds
  • ⅓ C raisins
  • 2½ C unsweetend cashew milk or other nut milk of choice
  • ¼ C coconut manna (can purchase at Sprouts, Whole Foods or Amazon)
  • 2 Tbsp unsweetened coconut flakes
  • 2 Tbsp pure maple syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredient together thoroughly. Cover and place in refrigerator for at least 6 hours or overnight.
Add more milk the next day if needed to reach desired consistency.

Tropical Green Smoothie

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When in doubt…make a smoothie! When in doubt about what to have for breakfast or when in doubt about what to make the kids for an after school snack, a smoothie is always the perfect solution. The blender seems to be running around the clock in our house, between my 3 kids and my husband and I, someone is always requesting a smoothie of some sort. We tend to get on kicks of our favorite flavor combinations; currently we are slightly obsessed with this Tropical Green Smoothie. It’s a great way to give your kids their greens and fill them up at the same time!

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Tropical Green Smoothie
 
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Serves: Makes 2½ C
Ingredients
  • 1 C frozen pineapple (can use fresh)
  • 1C frozen banana - approximately 1 banana
  • 2 c packed fresh spinach
  • 1½ C unsweetened almond milk, or other nut or dairy milk of choice
  • 4 medjooli dates, pitted
Good Thyme Tip - If the pineapple and banana are not frozen, add ½ C of chopped ice.
To better prepare, cut bananas into bite size pieces and store in a ziploc bag in the freezer. you will be prepped and ready to go anytime you want a smoothie!
Instructions
  1. Add all ingredients to blender and blend until smooth.